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This is how Civil Wars are Born

At least 50 supporters of deposed President Morsi have been gunned down by the military.  This doesn't bode well for stability.  They could very well be the first shots of a civil war.

It's hard to see how anything can go right in Egypt.  Mubarak did not allow Egyptians many freedoms.

Morsi, an Islamist, was even worse for the country, although his election (which got him in the position to become dictator) was supposedly fair.

Now, I hear that Ziad Bahaa el-Din, a former member of the Central Bank, is close to being chosen as interim prime minister.  I'm not generally a conspiracy theorist, but the fact that a central banker might become the most powerful man in Egypt sets off some alarm bells and piques my tinfoil hat side.

Egypt had better get its act together (and this includes somehow trying to appeal to Morsi's supporters to at least participate in another election).  If not, the country could easily fall apart.

 Here is an article on the subject:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/09/world/middleeast/egypt.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
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